If Kolles have exclusivity on the Nissan-Cosworth V6, which I admit does surprise me......I would suspect Rebellion would therefore sway towards either Gibson or Judd........

for me the Gibson is the risky option by far, the fuel consumption and torque curve will be poor compared to the turbo engines......it will be a similar situation to when they ran the Toyota V8 NA engine......just a simple and easy option to install, but un-competitive on the track in comparison to the competition.

I would therefore suspect the Judd 5.5 V10 would be a well proven and reliable option, although the V10 does need a DI conversion.......I just dont see Rebellion teaming up with AER again, but perhaps I am wrong.

I think Rebellion will go with Zytek, for the same reason Dragonspeed went for it with the BR... reliability will probably be more important in this first year than speed.

It might lack against the other engines, but if they indeed go with Oreca and it's anything like the previous three chassis, the design probably will supplement the power deficit

Can't remeber if it was rebellion or another oreca team, but early this year, oreca 07 was testing at aragon as well and it was revealed that the car touched 340km/h more than once.... so CLM hitting >330km/h isn't so shocking to me... considering also that the car is (in theory) 70-80kg lighter than an lmp2 a 100hp more powerful, is almost quite disappointing indeed.

this still gives 72. And according to them, it needs a rebuilding after 3000km... quite wierd considering that le mans race is over 5000km.... it's just if they're telling you: "watch out, with this engine you won't finish the race"

anyway to me is very unlikely that someone will pick the judd, just because it would need a lot of rework around the rear subframe

If Kolles have exclusivity on the Nissan-Cosworth V6, which I admit does surprise me......I would suspect Rebellion would therefore sway towards either Gibson or Judd........

for me the Gibson is the risky option by far, the fuel consumption and torque curve will be poor compared to the turbo engines......it will be a similar situation to when they ran the Toyota V8 NA engine......just a simple and easy option to install, but un-competitive on the track in comparison to the competition.

I would therefore suspect the Judd 5.5 V10 would be a well proven and reliable option, although the V10 does need a DI conversion.......I just dont see Rebellion teaming up with AER again, but perhaps I am wrong.

Just a reminder, there will be EoT between turbo and NA engine, so I would not count out the NA option.

If Kolles have exclusivity on the Nissan-Cosworth V6, which I admit does surprise me......I would suspect Rebellion would therefore sway towards either Gibson or Judd........

for me the Gibson is the risky option by far, the fuel consumption and torque curve will be poor compared to the turbo engines......it will be a similar situation to when they ran the Toyota V8 NA engine......just a simple and easy option to install, but un-competitive on the track in comparison to the competition.

I would therefore suspect the Judd 5.5 V10 would be a well proven and reliable option, although the V10 does need a DI conversion.......I just dont see Rebellion teaming up with AER again, but perhaps I am wrong.

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Originally Posted by Chiana

I think Rebellion will go with Zytek, for the same reason Dragonspeed went for it with the BR... reliability will probably be more important in this first year than speed.

It might lack against the other engines, but if they indeed go with Oreca and it's anything like the previous three chassis, the design probably will supplement the power deficit

Anyway I still HOPE they pick Judd

The new ACO technical regulations for the LMP1 will be implemented an Equivalence of Technology between turbo compressed and normally aspirated engines (as done in the past between petrol and diesel).
I suppose that then the NA engines will be competitive.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/f...ons-from-2018/

I managed to get 331, but there was a little time before braking after that. I'd estimate 332-335 before lifting.

Good shot. I think around the 23-24 second mark is when I saw 332 and there was another few seconds before he braked. So I agree with your estimate.

On top speeds, they were the fastest on the straight at Le Mans last year overall through the weekend but I think they added some wing to the car to get a better lap time for the race. The Dallara p2's were one-trick ponies in that regard.

this still gives 72. And according to them, it needs a rebuilding after 3000km... quite wierd considering that le mans race is over 5000km.... it's just if they're telling you: "watch out, with this engine you won't finish the race"

anyway to me is very unlikely that someone will pick the judd, just because it would need a lot of rework around the rear subframe